Vulnerability CVE-2001-0915
Published: 2001-11-21   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the check argument of a shell definition.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Berkeley -> Pmake 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100638919720975&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7602.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3572
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